Simply hits and no misses? Bayern Munich got here agonisingly near lifting the UEFA Champions League at dwelling in 2012. The Bavarian giants needed to accept a runners-up medal earlier than Jupp Heynckes’ males ended their 12-year-long look forward to a UEFA Champions League title in 2013. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester Metropolis avenged their 2021 Champions League heartbreak towards Chelsea by lifting the well-known trophy with a slender 1-0 win over Inter Milan in 2023. Even Group India witnessed a sequence of ultimate heartbreaks within the lead-up to the epoch-making summit conflict towards South Africa within the Caribbean.
Nobody remembers a runner-up or do they? It was on the Kuortane Video games 2021 when javelin celebrity Neeraj Chopra final settled for a spot outdoors the highest 2. On Saturday, Neeraj bagged one other podium end in his near-miss season because the two-time Olympic medalist got here second solely by 0.01m within the 2024 Diamond League closing. Upstaged by comeback man Anderson Peters, India’s ‘golden boy’ produced a finest throw of 87.86m on the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels yesterday. With Neeraj falling quick by one cm, Peters unleashed the 87.87m winner to say the Diamond trophy in Comedian Metropolis.
Neeraj ends 2024 season with slender misses
Replicating his 2023 efficiency, Chopra ended the 2024 season with the runners-up honour within the Diamond League. The reigning world champion beforehand produced second-place finishes on the Paris Olympics, Doha Diamond League, and Lausanne Diamond League this season. Closing the 2024 season with yet one more second-place end, world champion Chopra pocketed USD 12,000 (INR 10.06 lakh) within the grand finale of the Diamond League sequence.
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Place
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Collection Prize Cash
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1
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$10,000
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2
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$6,000
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3
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$3,500
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4
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$2,000
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5
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$1,250
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6
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$1,000
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7
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$750
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8
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$500
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Chopra earns over INR 20 Lakh
Securing the fourth place within the total standings, the javelin sensation bagged 14 factors. The 26-year-old opened his account within the league sequence by taking the second spot (88.36m) at Doha. Touchdown his season-best throw of 89.49m within the closing try, the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist certified for the league closing by taking the second spot at Lausanne. Drawing USD 12,000 as prize cash from the sequence, Neeraj doubled his tally within the closing. Prime-ranked Peters not solely took dwelling the Diamond Trophy however the Paris Video games bronze medallist additionally acquired USD 30,000 (Rs. 25.16 lakh) as prize cash. The Grenadian javelin thrower can also be a wild card for the World Athletics Championships.
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Place
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Diamond League Ultimate Prize Cash
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1
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$30,000
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2
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$12,000
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3
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$7,000
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4
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$4,000
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5
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$2,500
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6
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$2,000
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7
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$1500
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8
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$1000
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Was Neeraj awarded prize cash for silver in Paris?
Chopra famously completed forward of Peters on the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Shattering the world document on the grandest stage, Arshad Nadeem achieved a private better of 92.97m to strike Pakistan’s first Olympic gold since 1984 within the 2024 version of the Summer season Video games. Neeraj joined ex-wrestler Sushil Kumar (2008 and 2012) and ace shuttler PV Sindhu (2016 and 2021) with consecutive Olympic medals in Paris. Nonetheless, there was no money incentive for silver medallist Neeraj in Paris. Olympic champion Arshad acquired US$50,000 as money rewards have been solely given to Olympic champions in Paris. From the 2028 Summer season Video games, silver and bronze medallists can even be awarded with money prizes.
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